It's been a while since we saw Phil Hellmuth holding top spot in the later stages of a major tournament, but no worries: there he is in 1st place at the WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star.


The Poker Brat has 550k in chips to Hasan Habib's 496k in the top of the leaderboard with 27 players remaining in the tournament. Besides those in the Top 10, several notables are still in the field, including Tom "kingsofcards" Marchese, Jon Little, and Scotty Nguyen. The winner will take down $878,500.

1. Phil Hellmuth 550,000
2. Hasan Habib 496,000      
3. Andy Seth 453,000      
4. Dan O’Brien 439,000      
5. Matt Keikoan 426,500      
6. Nick Schulman 381,500    
7. Faraz Jaka 332,500
8. Brian Rast 322,000
9. Chau Giang 307,500
10. David Forster 305,500

Source: WPT.